I applaud you, 343, for the balancing update. I think it satisfies everyone (or at least those that play with 2 hands) because every weapon feels how it should for competitive play as well a boost for the vehicle lovers.
Now that you have the gunplay down, please carry that over to Halo 5 and get rid of riot shields, care packages, perks, killcams, shotgun as a spawn weapon and add a in game, viewable ranking system <3
Truly yours,
a never satisfied fan when it comes to Halo if it is remotely like CoD or other modern day shooters.
I have a serious problem with the crazy number of sniper rifles on every map and the new weapon timers. Also the additional gauss hogs and mantises and banshees on the maps are just too much.
Weapon rebalances are great and all, but I think the LR and SAW are OP now. Just reduce the damage of the SAW to be inbetween before the update and now and reduce the LR ROF a teensy bit.
Also very happy for the OS buff but in regicide the king is really hard to kill.
> I have a serious problem with the crazy number of sniper rifles on every map and the new weapon timers. Also the additional gauss hogs and mantises and banshees on the maps are just too much.
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> Weapon rebalances are great and all, but I think the LR and SAW are OP now. Just reduce the damage of the SAW to be inbetween before the update and now and reduce the LR ROF a teensy bit.
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> Also very happy for the OS buff but in regicide the king is really hard to kill.
The Sniper Rifles do seem to spawn too quickly on Solace and Abandon. I find every other drop respawn times to be fine.
I don’t mind the new vehicles be added in. Heck, BTIS Vortex is the funnest I’ve ever had in BTIS.
The SAW is just so freaking awesome now. Maybe it needs an aim assist reduction, but I really find anything wrong with it. All of the new kill times made it just awesome now, but not overpowered in my eyes.
The LR does kill quickly now, but since its harder to use than the DMR and the fact you need Stability with it, I don’t find it to be much of a problem. (Maybe I’m only saying that because I’ve been using the LR since Day1, lol)
And the OS got a buff!? Ummm… I’m going to have to check that out next time I can get on, but from what I seen today, the OS did not get a buff.
I’ve only played two games so far with these new weapon settings. Both times I went in with a BR and kicked some serious butt. There were still DMR players, but it seemed that I was on their level instead of taking a handicap against them. Tomorrow I’ll give the carbine and LR a whirl.
I’m concerned with the LR though. Because the un-scoped version is still a 5sk and hasn’t been sped up from what I understand it could be at a serious disadvantage and more of a specialized weapon than a general one like the DMR and BR.
> I’ve only played two games so far with these new weapon settings. Both times I went in with a BR and kicked some serious butt. There were still DMR players, but it seemed that I was on their level instead of taking a handicap against them. Tomorrow I’ll give the carbine and LR a whirl.
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> <mark>I’m concerned with the LR though. Because the un-scoped version is still a 5sk and hasn’t been sped up from what I understand it could be at a serious disadvantage and more of a specialized weapon than a general one like the DMR and BR.</mark>
I worried about this exact same thing yesterday. But today, when I played, I wasn’t at that much of a disadvantage. If you do the zoom-unzoom trick (zoom in, shoot, unzoom; Makes the unzoom a 4sk), you’ll be fine. Even if you don’t, a 5sk LR unzoomed isn’t at that much of a disadvantage. Heck, good nades or especially good team shots will make you even forget that your LR is a 5sk. Being skillful with the LR will definitely help you out though.